| Dynamic character displacement among a pair of bacterial phyllosphere commensals in situ
Hemmerle, L., Maier, B. A., Bortfeld-Miller, M., Ryback, B., Gäbelein, C. G., Ackermann, M., & Vorholt, J. A. (2022). Dynamic character displacement among a pair of bacterial phyllosphere commensals in situ. Nature Communications, 13(1), 2836 (14 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30469-3 |
| Community instability in the microbial world
Huelsmann, M., & Ackermann, M. (2022). Community instability in the microbial world. Science, 378(6615), 29-30. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.ade2516 |
| Causes and consequences of group formation during the degradation of carbon polymers by bacteria
Povolo, V. R. (2022). Causes and consequences of group formation during the degradation of carbon polymers by bacteria [Doctoral dissertation]. ETH Zurich. |
| Even allocation of benefits stabilizes microbial community engaged in metabolic division of labor
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| Plasmid- and strain-specific factors drive variation in ESBL-plasmid spread in vitro and in vivo
Benz, F., Huisman, J. S., Bakkeren, E., Herter, J. A., Stadler, T., Ackermann, M., … Bonhoeffer, S. (2021). Plasmid- and strain-specific factors drive variation in ESBL-plasmid spread in vitro and in vivo. ISME Journal, 15, 862-878. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41396-020-00819-4 |
| Quantification of the spread of SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7 in Switzerland
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| Nutrient complexity triggers transitions between solitary and colonial growth in bacterial populations
D’Souza, G. G., Povolo, V. R., Keegstra, J. M., Stocker, R., & Ackermann, M. (2021). Nutrient complexity triggers transitions between solitary and colonial growth in bacterial populations. ISME Journal, 15, 2614-2626. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41396-021-00953-7 |
| Microbiota-derived metabolites inhibit <em>Salmonella</em> virulent subpopulation development by acting on single-cell behaviors
Hockenberry, A. M., Micali, G., Takács, G., Weng, J., Hardt, W. D., & Ackermann, M. (2021). Microbiota-derived metabolites inhibit Salmonella virulent subpopulation development by acting on single-cell behaviors. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America PNAS, 118(31), e2103027118 (7 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2103027118 |
| Microfluidics for single-cell study of antibiotic tolerance and persistence induced by nutrient limitation
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| A distinct growth physiology enhances bacterial growth under rapid nutrient fluctuations
Nguyen, J., Fernandez, V., Pontrelli, S., Sauer, U., Ackermann, M., & Stocker, R. (2021). A distinct growth physiology enhances bacterial growth under rapid nutrient fluctuations. Nature Communications, 12, 3662 (12 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23439-8 |
| Rapid evolution destabilizes species interactions in a fluctuating environment
Rodríguez-Verdugo, A., & Ackermann, M. (2021). Rapid evolution destabilizes species interactions in a fluctuating environment. ISME Journal, 15, 450-460. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41396-020-00787-9 |
| Short-range quorum sensing controls horizontal gene transfer at micron scale in bacterial communities
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| Dissection of the mutation accumulation process during bacterial range expansions
Bosshard, L., Peischl, S., Ackermann, M., & Excoffier, L. (2020). Dissection of the mutation accumulation process during bacterial range expansions. BMC Genomics, 21(1), 253 (11 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-020-6676-z |
| Short-range interactions govern the dynamics and functions of microbial communities
Dal Co, A., van Vliet, S., Kiviet, D. J., Schlegel, S., & Ackermann, M. (2020). Short-range interactions govern the dynamics and functions of microbial communities. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 4, 366-375. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-019-1080-2 |
| Understanding the evolution of interspecies interactions in microbial communities
Gorter, F. A., Manhart, M., & Ackermann, M. (2020). Understanding the evolution of interspecies interactions in microbial communities. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 375(1798), 20190256 (13 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2019.0256 |
| Wide lag time distributions break a trade-off between reproduction and survival in bacteria
Moreno-Gámez, S., Kiviet, D. J., Vulin, C., Schlegel, S., Schlegel, K., van Doorn, G. S., & Ackermann, M. (2020). Wide lag time distributions break a trade-off between reproduction and survival in bacteria. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America PNAS, 117(31), 18729-18736. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2003331117 |
| Environmental drivers of metabolic heterogeneity in clonal microbial populations
Schreiber, F., & Ackermann, M. (2020). Environmental drivers of metabolic heterogeneity in clonal microbial populations. Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 62, 202-211. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copbio.2019.11.018 |
| Stochastic gene expression influences the selection of antibiotic resistance mutations
Sun, L., Ashcroft, P., Ackermann, M., & Bonhoeffer, S. (2020). Stochastic gene expression influences the selection of antibiotic resistance mutations. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 37(1), 58-70. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msz199 |
| Definitions and guidelines for research on antibiotic persistence
Balaban, N. Q., Helaine, S., Lewis, K., Ackermann, M., Aldridge, B., Andersson, D. I., … Zinkernagel, A. (2019). Definitions and guidelines for research on antibiotic persistence. Nature Reviews Microbiology, 17, 441-448. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41579-019-0196-3 |
| Mutational and selective processes involved in evolution during bacterial range expansions
Bosshard, L., Peischl, S., Ackermann, M., & Excoffier, L. (2019). Mutational and selective processes involved in evolution during bacterial range expansions. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 36(10), 2313-2327. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msz148 |
